I seem to be going backwards and forwards until I just don't know what I think about any of this. I think it's possible that Guillermo knew he couldn't hold on for ever. The impression I had from the comments he made here was that delays caused by MGM were becoming an issue for him - he certainly mentioned them whereas Peter Jackson seemed inclined to play them down. But you're right that Guillermo talked as if he was staying on right up until he announced that he wasn't.

Oh, I don't know. Their business, not mine, and I'm sorry for them all, caught up in this mess when they'd rather just get on with the creative side of film making. I just hope the situation is resolved soon, for everyone's sake.